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. >> they tried this defense. this time, s&p says this is not our defense. here is what we'll say. gwen: they have hired floyd abraham. >> a mixed signal. these were honest calls the company said, that you have to prove the company knew this was wrong and the company says, look, we weren't just the only ones saying it. so were our competitors, the two other national rating agencies and the federal reserve and the treasury secretary. we were all working off the same data. we all made the same calls and those other two rating agencies are not being charged. >> pete, is this likely to end with the company pleading? >> it could. the difficulty for the company and there were pleading negotiations. if the company admits any wrongdoing which is what the government wants it to do, that it gets it off the hook with the government, but that opens it up to a huge raft of lawsuits for anybody that invested in the instruments they rated highly. they get other exposure if they plead. >> pete, there was some sense this may be a payback investigation because s&p famously downgraded the u.s. debt a
. >> they tried this defense. this time, s&p says this is not our defense. here is what we'll say. gwen: they have hired floyd abraham. >> a mixed signal. these were honest calls the company said, that you have to prove the company knew this was wrong and the company says, look, we weren't just the only ones saying it. so were our competitors, the two other national rating agencies and the federal reserve and the treasury secretary. we were all working off the same data. we all...
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. >> defense secretary leon panetta says that if sequestration kicks in and billions in defense cuts are allowed to stand, he will have to throw the nation's defense strategy out the window, damaging our ability to respond to crises. if congress does not act to stop this, it will be a $1.20 trillion cut in spending, half from the defense department, no corresponding rise and a texas. what is your best guess, evan? >> i think it is going to happen. i don't think congress is capable of getting it together. to. >> if that happens, mark, the consequences? >> carl levin thinks the odds are probably even. but the iceberg is there, we can see it, and we continue to sail in the direction of it. i think republicans, particularly speaker boehner, don't want eight. >> colby, how did it come to this? >> they kicked it down the road on this problem, they put it off, thought it would never happen. they put it up to frighten everybody, but they cannot get themselves together on the question of tax cuts, cutting spending, entitlement reform. they cannot get it done. we are not going to have sequestr
. >> defense secretary leon panetta says that if sequestration kicks in and billions in defense cuts are allowed to stand, he will have to throw the nation's defense strategy out the window, damaging our ability to respond to crises. if congress does not act to stop this, it will be a $1.20 trillion cut in spending, half from the defense department, no corresponding rise and a texas. what is your best guess, evan? >> i think it is going to happen. i don't think congress is capable...
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they need the nation's leading defense. marcus with the flush. the hokies 2-8. they lose today by 10 to georgia tech. hasn't been a banner year for west virginia either. bob huggins. get 17, win 63-50. all right, some hockey now. the washington capitals have five points. let me say that again, five points. they played 11 games. so that isn't good. what's wrong? i think you would say, you can point to a lot of things, primarily the lack of training camp, but isn't that an excuse by now? i think so, and so does the general manager. he has a theory. undisciplined hockey, now normally that would imply a coaching problem, but not in this case. he told reporters this is all on the players, not the coaches, and he pointed to one specific thing. >> the issue with our club right now in my mind is all these penalties were taken. it's too much. >> we are working hard, we are trying to work, but we have to work smart. as a result, we tend to take penalties and getting killed on them. >> at home tonight, the verison center is a happy place to be these days when the ice is up
they need the nation's leading defense. marcus with the flush. the hokies 2-8. they lose today by 10 to georgia tech. hasn't been a banner year for west virginia either. bob huggins. get 17, win 63-50. all right, some hockey now. the washington capitals have five points. let me say that again, five points. they played 11 games. so that isn't good. what's wrong? i think you would say, you can point to a lot of things, primarily the lack of training camp, but isn't that an excuse by now? i think...
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and defense, of course, key during the stretch and today against the rutgers team. the hoyas beat 12 of the last 14 meetings and we start in the first half. auto porter jr. on the wing dives and dunks giving the hoyas a two-point lead in the early going. later, porter plays the pass to smith-rivera for the lay-in and had 13 points off of the bench. the game was tied at 33 at will half. and rutgers down 3 until eli clark hit the rainbow 3-pointer and clark, a game high 23 points. less than eight minutes to go now, the hoyas down 1 and nate lubick and goes ahead to starks for the wide open lay-up. starks 20 points and the hoyas back in front by one point w. less than a minute and a half left, starks inside to porter and he hangs, banks it in and draws a foul. porter with 19 points, 14 in the second half to go along with 49 rebounds and georgetown defeats rutgers 69-53 for the fifth straight win. and mike lonagan and gw looking for an upset of 14th-ranked butler this afternoon. second half, gue -- guarino turns it over and to let left side, stops and pops to three is g
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our defense bummingt is $5 billion for the whole year. you are spending $2 billion a week. so it's not even apples and oranges. so don't always lay at our door what this force, this big global force could do. we are doing what we can and we will continue to do that responsibly. >> last question. >> i to follow up a bit on the whole question you mentioned several times -- thank you for doing this, the notion of the drones being a red line for pakistan. normally when countries talk about red lines, if one country crosses that red line, that is grounds for a breech or some kind of if not striking down those drones, certainly a breach in relations. and we haven't seen that kind of a breach in the way we did over the g lock and i'm wondering why not. if it is such a red line. >> the g lock closing was -- >> of course. >> the killing of our soldiers on that border. this is an ano, ma'am li we are constantly addressing in all conversations of the united states. and it's certainly not part of our play book to have drone operations carry on in pakistan. it never was. and we don't se
our defense bummingt is $5 billion for the whole year. you are spending $2 billion a week. so it's not even apples and oranges. so don't always lay at our door what this force, this big global force could do. we are doing what we can and we will continue to do that responsibly. >> last question. >> i to follow up a bit on the whole question you mentioned several times -- thank you for doing this, the notion of the drones being a red line for pakistan. normally when countries talk...
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defense downsize. >> if these cuts happen, there will be a serious disruption in defense programs and a sharp decline in our military readiness. >> leon panetta is leaving his job as secretary of defense. in an impassioned address this week, secretary panetta warned of the looming budget cuts the pentagon faces due to sequestration. sequestration is washington argot for automatic spending cuts that will slash defense department budget by roughly $42.7 billion this year alone. the cuts are currently scheduled to go into effect on march 1, three weeks away. in his speech, panetta says the pentagon is already preparing itself for the budget axe. one of the most visible signs weeing the reduction from two to one the number of aircraft carriers the u.s. operates in the critical persian gulf. >> this is not a game. this is reality. these steps would seriously damage a fragile american economy, and they would degrade our ability to respond to crisis precisely at a time of rising instability across the globe. >> question. can the pentagon survive budget cuts or are secretary panetta's worries
defense downsize. >> if these cuts happen, there will be a serious disruption in defense programs and a sharp decline in our military readiness. >> leon panetta is leaving his job as secretary of defense. in an impassioned address this week, secretary panetta warned of the looming budget cuts the pentagon faces due to sequestration. sequestration is washington argot for automatic spending cuts that will slash defense department budget by roughly $42.7 billion this year alone. the...
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if you emphasize defense cuts and i think americans if you look at public polling have mixed feelings about the need for a big military and the need to put a lot of money into defense spending, but when you talk about issues like education, local public safety, energy programs and these test extraordinarily well in focus groups of middle class swing voters who with are exactly the kind of people that need to be there in the run-up to sequester and if it does take effect those will be the voters who decide who is to blame afterward. >> there is this 11th hour deal that's done because there are sides that are talking. i just heard a few minutes ago from molly ball with "the atlantic." the two sides aren't even engaged in conversation. is that accurate? >> yes, it is. in fact, speaker john boehner in the house has told his republican colleagues that he's only going to work on these issues through the regular order and there was a lot of -- there was a lot of division within the republicans over him talking behind the scenes with president obama. they didn't entrust him to get a good deal
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and then 13% to defense spending. that is something that outgoing defense secretary leon panetta has said could impact military preparedness. that's sort of the approach. alex i have to tell you. as we have seen in the past, both sides are really digging in and we're seeing the same old sticking points. president obama making the case that he wants any package to include new revenues. they have put forth ideas that include rolling back tax breaks for big companies, large corporations, oil and gas companies. republicans say look, we just gave the president new taxes in the last budget battle. so they are saying that this should solely be worked on in terms of entitlement reform. so those are the sticking points. but alex i have to tell you, economists have warned that if the sequester does in fact kick into effect it could have a negative impact on the economy. >> kristen, looking ahead to the state-of-the-union speech, how much do you think we'll hear from the president on his fight to protect the middle class? >> rep
and then 13% to defense spending. that is something that outgoing defense secretary leon panetta has said could impact military preparedness. that's sort of the approach. alex i have to tell you. as we have seen in the past, both sides are really digging in and we're seeing the same old sticking points. president obama making the case that he wants any package to include new revenues. they have put forth ideas that include rolling back tax breaks for big companies, large corporations, oil and...
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and because maryland has all of the necessary facilities and because the department of defense picks up 75 percent of the cost, this is a very cost- effective way to serve these young people. thank you, general, for your leadership.[applause] hurricane sandy and sea level rise all of you know what an important role the guard played in our response to hurricane sandy. hundreds of members of the guard joined with other emergency response personnel to prepare for and respond to the storm. one of those is specialist paul romer from seaford, who previously served with the 1049th transportation company in afghanistan. during the storm, he helped delaware residents and then traveled to new york city to help with recovery efforts there. please join me in thanking specialist romer and all of the members of the guard who gave of themselves so selflessly to assist their fellow citizens and our neighbors in nearby states. [applause] hurricane sandy is a wake-up call. because we are a low-lying state, extreme storms and sea level rise pose a threat to us. a more direct hit could have cost us live
and because maryland has all of the necessary facilities and because the department of defense picks up 75 percent of the cost, this is a very cost- effective way to serve these young people. thank you, general, for your leadership.[applause] hurricane sandy and sea level rise all of you know what an important role the guard played in our response to hurricane sandy. hundreds of members of the guard joined with other emergency response personnel to prepare for and respond to the storm. one of...
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two years after the crime, ruby bates, one of the alleged rape victims recanted and testified for the defense. he reversal set off a year of court cases with the rape charges being dropped for five of the nine and the four convicted in the retrials. ultimately, it set up a lifetime of struggle for nine innocent young men. so if you need some encouragement, governor, to finally right this wrong, there's former alabama governor bib graves who commuted the death sentence of one of the scotsboro boys, clarence noyes, to a life in prison which was a step, and george wallace even though he was inextricably linked to segregation pardoned norris, and another small step or recent example north carolina governor bev purdue who signed pardons for the wilmington 10 who were wrongly convicted 40 years ago in the firebombing of a grocery store. although four of the wilmington ten passed away, six of them saw justice in their lifetimes and unfortunately governor bentley, none of the scotsboro boys are alive today, but you have the power for history sake to take the ultimately take the final step to right th
two years after the crime, ruby bates, one of the alleged rape victims recanted and testified for the defense. he reversal set off a year of court cases with the rape charges being dropped for five of the nine and the four convicted in the retrials. ultimately, it set up a lifetime of struggle for nine innocent young men. so if you need some encouragement, governor, to finally right this wrong, there's former alabama governor bib graves who commuted the death sentence of one of the scotsboro...
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congress doesn't act by march 1st a series of harmful automatic cuts to job creating investment and defense spending are scheduled to take effect. >> the president wants lawmakers to find a balanced approach to deficit reduck. he said he wants sensible changes and reforms to the tax code. the sequester could cost jobs in education and security. funding forehead start, medical research and small businesses would be cut. >> we are learning more about the president's state of the union address set for next tuesday night. themes include job creation, immigration reform, trimming the 16 trillon dollar debt and gun violence. survivors of the connecticut shooting will attend. nancy pelosi has, invited a student from another school. >>> the first lady will attend the funeral of a chicago honor student today. police say that the 15-year-old was shot last month in a park about a mile away from the obama's chicago home. investigators say she was not the intended target. just a week before she preformed with her band at the inauguration. an event that she called a highlight of her life. no arrests have
congress doesn't act by march 1st a series of harmful automatic cuts to job creating investment and defense spending are scheduled to take effect. >> the president wants lawmakers to find a balanced approach to deficit reduck. he said he wants sensible changes and reforms to the tax code. the sequester could cost jobs in education and security. funding forehead start, medical research and small businesses would be cut. >> we are learning more about the president's state of the union...
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that, despite the fact that our very own academics and engineers, working with our very own defense department, invented the internet in the first place. back then, the u.s. was in the catbird seat, poised to lead the world down this astonishing new superhighway of information and innovation. now many other countries offer their citizens faster and cheaper access than we do. the faster high-speed access comes through fiber optic lines that transmit data in bursts of laser light, but many of us are still hooked up to broadband connections that squeeze digital information through copper wire. we're stuck with this old-fashioned technology because, as susan crawford explains, our government has allowed a few giant conglomerates to rig the rules, raise prices, and stifle competition. just like standard oil in the first gilded age a century ago. in those days, it was muckrakers like ida tarbell and lincoln steffens rattling the cages and calling for fair play. today it's independent thinkers like susan crawford. the big telecom industry wishes she would go away, but she's got a lot of people on her
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explain the difference between non-defense discretionary and 9- defense method -- mandatory -- non-defense mandatory. guest: certain research programs as certain agencies. they are not like social security and medicare. whatever the government wants to do. food aid to various segments of the population. mandatory programs are things you have to have, whether they are entitlements or things like that. host: we have a tweaked -- tweet that says, my son, said cut what? what influence do people who wear the uniform have on sequestration cuts? guest: it boils up from the bottom. people at various bases talks to -- talk to the members in the chain of command. it is taken into consideration when they determine what they need to cut. there are people who work at any military base throughout the country and the world to feel like their feelings and their sense of what is right and wrong are not taken into consideration. host: the next call comes from oklahoma, retired military. no head. caller: i would like to speak about this. our government spends way too much. our largest spending is the welfare
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at least not yet for outgoing secretary of defense leon panetta. president obama praised panetta for his many years of service and his work in helping to take down osama bin laden during a farewell ceremony on friday. panetta has not announced when his last day in office will be, but it is expected to be late next week. >>> just because she's a lion doesn't mean she can't brag. the proud parent of a little king brought the latest out for everybody tofmz lo see. look at my baby. this is the first time the cubs got outside since they were born two weeks ago at the ecological preserve in colombia. said the baby after being exposed for the first time, acuna ma tata. >> sounds advanced -- >> i brought it together. >> you had five seconds. >> okay. an hour and a half might have been excessive. >> that's the cutest baby cut ever. >> how cute is that some two siblings, two more like it running around. >> thanks. >>> and we have more from the national forecast, bill in for dylan. >> good morning. wouldn't it be great if one of the storms didn't live up to t
at least not yet for outgoing secretary of defense leon panetta. president obama praised panetta for his many years of service and his work in helping to take down osama bin laden during a farewell ceremony on friday. panetta has not announced when his last day in office will be, but it is expected to be late next week. >>> just because she's a lion doesn't mean she can't brag. the proud parent of a little king brought the latest out for everybody tofmz lo see. look at my baby. this is...
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they like to spend taxpayer money on tax cuts and defense programs they think are okay. their position to decide the debt was the worst problem in the world, it is highly determined by who is in theas all of you know. we have a big debt problem and it cannot be solved right now by conventional austerity measures. that is why paul krugman is right. you get in to the downward spiral and drag the country back into recession. we need a jobs program. i have a lot of ideas on how you can do it. we need a strategy to promote innovation, started businesses coming keep the manufacturing sector expanding combat repatriate and bring back investment in america, money that is the overseas. i personally would favor letting a lot of that money be brought back if a certain percentage was investing in an infrastructure bank in america. [applause] the rate of return on the infrastructure is so high, including i.t. infrastructure, you could sell the investments like you would bonds. i will give you 6% tax-free rate of return if you invest here. if you could get some of that repatriated mon
they like to spend taxpayer money on tax cuts and defense programs they think are okay. their position to decide the debt was the worst problem in the world, it is highly determined by who is in theas all of you know. we have a big debt problem and it cannot be solved right now by conventional austerity measures. that is why paul krugman is right. you get in to the downward spiral and drag the country back into recession. we need a jobs program. i have a lot of ideas on how you can do it. we...
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taxpayers spent $711 billion on defense in 2011, equal to the next 13 largest defense budgets combined. the second largest defense budget in the world was china, six times smaller than the u.s. but growing fast. >>> coming up, the president says the government doesn't have a spending problem but that's not what you think. we've polled america. >>> looking forward to your tax refund check? well, you may be waiting longer this year. oh no. this is america. we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats day afr day... block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] e pill eachmorning. 24 hours. zero heartbur >>> good chilly morning. it's saturday, february 9th. thanks fortuning in. a monster blizzard pounding the northeast leaving drivers stranded and dumping two feet of snow in some areas. nearly a million people are without power. we'll have live team coverage straight ahead. >>> a conservative doctor upstages the president of the united states. >> our na
taxpayers spent $711 billion on defense in 2011, equal to the next 13 largest defense budgets combined. the second largest defense budget in the world was china, six times smaller than the u.s. but growing fast. >>> coming up, the president says the government doesn't have a spending problem but that's not what you think. we've polled america. >>> looking forward to your tax refund check? well, you may be waiting longer this year. oh no. this is america. we don't let frequent...
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. >> i would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue. >> you know, all i can say is wow. that kind of straight from the hip, right wing talk, and there's perry with absolutely no knowledge of this kind of talk that moderation weakens you. civility -- >> don't tell me you have any expectations -- >> okay. i'm just setting him up. >> let me play off -- >> are you accusing me of parroting these guys if i suggest they might have had an iq? >> yes. let me play off something joy said. she talked about karl rove in a very cynical way, and i agree with that. but at the same time there is a divide and there's always been in the republican party between the establishment crowd and the populist -- >> what side is rove on? >> right now he's more establishment, but when a party is out of -- >> that's what a party establishment looks like. >> exactly. but when a party is out of power, that's when these tensions come out and they start eating their own. they can't go after b
. >> i would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue. >> you know, all i can say is wow. that kind of straight from the hip, right wing talk, and there's perry with absolutely no knowledge of this kind of talk that moderation weakens you. civility -- >> don't tell me you have any expectations -- >> okay. i'm just setting him up. >> let me play off -- >> are...
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. >> i would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue. >> you know, all i can say is wow. that kind of straight from the hip, right wing talk, and there's perry with absolutely no knowledge of this kind of talk that moderation weakens you. civility -- >> don't tell me you have any expectations -- >> okay. i'm just setting him up. >> let me play off -- >> are you accusing me of parroting these guys if i suggest they might have had an iq? >> yes. let me play off something joy said. she talked about karl rove in a very cynical way, and i agree with that. but at the same time there is a divide and there's always been in the republican party between the establishment crowd and the populist -- >> what side is rove on? >> right now he's more establishment, but when a party is out of -- >> that's what a party establishment looks like. >> exactly. but when a party is out of power, that's when these tensions come out and they start eating their own. they can't go after b
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we won that game defensively. >> no doubt about that. washington now 9-7 since wahl's return. those were great highlights, so let's show you some more. it's something i hope will become tradition here on friday. we called our fave5. featuring local sports teams, compliments of my producer. all right, here we go. number five. this is maryland's alex. i call him the ukrainian obliterator. he says, your manuscript won't be needed here. he's a publisher. terps win by 5. not many highlights, but mike hit me with your best shot. this is always a highlight. rg3 walking, talking, without any crutches. no limp brought home the rookie of the year. that is number 3 on our highlight reel. number two, john wahl back to wednesday night. he tells carmelo anthony, man, get that out of here. please. and you know it's laundry day. >> number one, super bowl, a lot of highlights from this one. joe flacco escaped. bolden making the great catch right here, and the toe tap. 33-yards, ravens win super bowl xlvii. if the ravens cut him, he'll retire. how about that? >> with more great highlights from
we won that game defensively. >> no doubt about that. washington now 9-7 since wahl's return. those were great highlights, so let's show you some more. it's something i hope will become tradition here on friday. we called our fave5. featuring local sports teams, compliments of my producer. all right, here we go. number five. this is maryland's alex. i call him the ukrainian obliterator. he says, your manuscript won't be needed here. he's a publisher. terps win by 5. not many highlights,...
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republican senator lindsey graham said al qaeda would love the defense cuts in the sequester to take effect. >> our enemies would love this to happen. i'm sure iran is very supportive of sequestration. i'm sure al qaeda training camps all over the world would be pleased with the fact that sequestration would gut the cia. >> republican armed services ranking member jim inhoff agrees it would be dire but not as dire as breaking the pledge to grover norquist. >> it's in the desperate enough that you can start raising taxes. >> obstacle to the republicans -- same as it ever was, their absolute refusal to agreeing to even a dollar of new tax revenue. they believe they can shift the blame this time to president obama. today, speaker boehner's office was sending around "call obama sequester's bluff." republicans should continue to refuse to make any concessions or compromise with the white house, he says, even writing a script for them. we are quite prepared to cut elsewhere but we already raised taxes last month. if the presses wants to avoid the sequester as we do, he must offer a substit
republican senator lindsey graham said al qaeda would love the defense cuts in the sequester to take effect. >> our enemies would love this to happen. i'm sure iran is very supportive of sequestration. i'm sure al qaeda training camps all over the world would be pleased with the fact that sequestration would gut the cia. >> republican armed services ranking member jim inhoff agrees it would be dire but not as dire as breaking the pledge to grover norquist. >> it's in the...
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we look back at leon panetta's tenure as defense secretary. find an assessment and slide show on our "world" page. and on tonight's "need to know," ray hosts a roundtable discussion on how to keep medicare intact. that's on most pbs stations later this evening. find a link to "need to know" and more on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. dy. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. >> and with the ongoing support of ese stitionsnd foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and
we look back at leon panetta's tenure as defense secretary. find an assessment and slide show on our "world" page. and on tonight's "need to know," ray hosts a roundtable discussion on how to keep medicare intact. that's on most pbs stations later this evening. find a link to "need to know" and more on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. dy. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown....
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. >>> outgoing secretary of defense panetta calling it the honor of his life time. soldiers from all branches of the military along with the president gave the retiring panetta a send off salute in arlington, virginia today. panetta served more than 4 decades in various role of government including the director of the cia. >>> secret service is investigating reports that a hacker broke into the each mail accounts of the bush family. breach includes both former president e-mail show it bush family prepared for george hw bush funeral in december when the former president was hospitalized for respiratory ailment. also show that neal bush helped salvage the reputation of bill clinton after the presidency. and that george w bush is something of an amateur painter. story first reported by the web site the smoking gun. it says the security code at the home in dallas was also exposed. >>> well still ahead tonight. chapter out of bay area rich rock and roll history. battle of the bands competition entering the 50th year. and [ woman ] don't forget. and the yard work! okay. [
. >>> outgoing secretary of defense panetta calling it the honor of his life time. soldiers from all branches of the military along with the president gave the retiring panetta a send off salute in arlington, virginia today. panetta served more than 4 decades in various role of government including the director of the cia. >>> secret service is investigating reports that a hacker broke into the each mail accounts of the bush family. breach includes both former president e-mail...
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i don't like playing defense. i am proud of the years in which we doubled the capacity of the nih to give grants. i was proud to be part of the congress when we did that. now, we have lost all of that momentum since the early 2000's because of the budget restraints. our first priority is to get our budget back into some semblance of order. hopefully, we can get that done this year. then we need to look at how we can give you additional tools. i happen to believe that your ability to interact with the international community is critical to your mission. you have got to be there. you have got to be able to get the energy from your colleagues around the world that helps your work here. it helps your mission. i think that is a very good point and a strong support this. let me, if i might, dr. collins, just point out that our economy is recovering. if you look at the stockmarket, if you look at a job growth from it if you look at housing, our economy is coming back. if we get a reasonable plan, not necessarily a everyt
i don't like playing defense. i am proud of the years in which we doubled the capacity of the nih to give grants. i was proud to be part of the congress when we did that. now, we have lost all of that momentum since the early 2000's because of the budget restraints. our first priority is to get our budget back into some semblance of order. hopefully, we can get that done this year. then we need to look at how we can give you additional tools. i happen to believe that your ability to interact...
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current play defense because the whole process of for the treaty change has to begin. secondly red lines also move even though them and they wreck. even in including europe in the give charity. and there was a lot of support i was pointing out earlier for that kind of a rethinking the kind of new thinking the prime minister is presenting to the europeans to come so i don't think any country is really taking the position that. they have such a red line they want britain to leave european union. challenges to succeed here and the whole idea of the single rocket. we we looked at that and some of the think about it it's ready doesn't see a free trade area. very think that it's hard to have to make the people the facts that should see if we cannot come to the malaysian part of education for fourteen point four five percent increase. we need people to fill the station unpleasant things. well told of the free movement to the fruit of the free movement all further photocells in the success of the european union. and that means all capitals. means of labor. as well as of goods
current play defense because the whole process of for the treaty change has to begin. secondly red lines also move even though them and they wreck. even in including europe in the give charity. and there was a lot of support i was pointing out earlier for that kind of a rethinking the kind of new thinking the prime minister is presenting to the europeans to come so i don't think any country is really taking the position that. they have such a red line they want britain to leave european union....
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super-storm sandy also knocked down defenses against storm surge all along the coast. tonight, with wind gusts of 70 miles an hour coming in from the atlantic, a lot of folks are casting a wary eye on the sea. seth doane is with them. >> this is supposed to be a high wall. all of this is leveled. where is the ocean going to go? it's going to go right over it. >> the sea berm that used tohood w protect franca costa's neighborhood was damaged by hurricane irene in 2011 and destroyed by super-storm sandy last october. she's anxiously watching the ocean. >> i need to come back in a couple hours and see where it is. >> keep your eye on the water? >> that's the main thing. i have to keep my eye on where the water is. >> reporter: when sandy hit, a wall of water nearly ten feet high washed through costa's w staten island neighborhood. her ho her house was one of a handful left standing.>> my >> my house got destroyed. it drowned. there was eight feet on the outside and six feet on the inside. >> reporter: thanks to neighbors and friends, flood insurance and fema, this 47-year
super-storm sandy also knocked down defenses against storm surge all along the coast. tonight, with wind gusts of 70 miles an hour coming in from the atlantic, a lot of folks are casting a wary eye on the sea. seth doane is with them. >> this is supposed to be a high wall. all of this is leveled. where is the ocean going to go? it's going to go right over it. >> the sea berm that used tohood w protect franca costa's neighborhood was damaged by hurricane irene in 2011 and destroyed...
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state department and cia and defense the fact they came up first of all the fact that it's out in the open, i mean neither general damp tee nor secretary panetta was particularly eager to talk about it. but it was, it did give us a look into this administration, the argument at the white house among the national security people was that it would strengthen groups they felt. the arms would, inside the syria who were radical, islamists that were possibly be sunni allies, other radicals elsewhere. the failure to do it, and the skeptics add that the president was running for re-election on the thesis that he was disentangling us from iraq, afghanistan, and further conflicts in that area. and that this would dilute that argument. and the irony is, of course, that the group that has taken the lead now against president assad is, in fact, the sunni -- >> significance of the president overruled all these folks, what does that tell us? >> well, when we were talking about hillary clinton's legacy we were saying you know foreign policy, here is another bit of evidence that it is run from the whi
state department and cia and defense the fact they came up first of all the fact that it's out in the open, i mean neither general damp tee nor secretary panetta was particularly eager to talk about it. but it was, it did give us a look into this administration, the argument at the white house among the national security people was that it would strengthen groups they felt. the arms would, inside the syria who were radical, islamists that were possibly be sunni allies, other radicals elsewhere....
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the defense department held a farewell ceremony for outgoing defense secretary leon panetta, with remarks by general martin dempsey, president obama, and mr. panetta. he said he will officially step down once the senate confirms a new defense secretary. the president has nominated former senator chuck hagel. this is just under an hour. ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentleman, please stand for the playing of the united states national anthem. >> present arms. >> present arms. ["the star-spangled banner" plays] >> please be seated. > > order arms. ladies and gentlemen, general dempsey. [applause] >> mr. president, secretary and mrs. panetta, ambassadors, members of congress, men and women of the armed forces of the united states, especially our wounded warriors, and we cannot forget bravo. i was hoping bravo would be out there for the inspection of troops, but apparently jeremy thought differently. it is an honor to be here for this event. we're here to show our profound respect and thanks to secretary panetta. i recall play "the tempest," which is a nice metaphor, and i like to
the defense department held a farewell ceremony for outgoing defense secretary leon panetta, with remarks by general martin dempsey, president obama, and mr. panetta. he said he will officially step down once the senate confirms a new defense secretary. the president has nominated former senator chuck hagel. this is just under an hour. ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentleman, please stand for the playing of the united states national anthem. >> present arms. >>...